Sustainability of scientific wheat cultivation practices in Bihar and Haryana

Wheat occupies a pivotal place in Indian agriculture. Sustainability of scientific wheat cultivation practices must be ensured to attain the goal of agricultural sustainability. The study was conducted in two purposively selected states i.e. Bihar and Haryana. A total sample size of 160 wheat growing farmers and 40 SMS/ Experts were selected by using multi-stage random sampling and simple random sampling procedure respectively. Data were collected by using personal interview method during 2005. The collected data were analyzed to assess sustainability of practices. Sustainability scores for use of High yielding varieties (HYV), Farm Yard Manure (FYM), synthetic nitrogenous fertilizer and irrigation in wheat cultivation obtained from both farmer and expert respondents were found to be comparatively higher in Haryana than in Bihar. However, the experts perceived significantly higher sustainability of practices in both states.